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Massive bailout for Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to be announced by PM and NSW premier

Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contractFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese and the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, will mount a major bailout of Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, in a deal worth $2....

Siletz Bay restores 37 acres of tidal wetlands after a century of diking turned marsh into pasture

Efforts are underway to restore thirty-seven acres of wetlands at Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge. By filling in outdated drainage ditches and excavating new tidal channels, the project is set to enhance both habitat quality and water conditions for the local wildlife. The initiative seeks to revive historical floodplain areas, allowing natural tidal movements to resume.

Colombia declares three days of mourning as search for quake survivors continues

Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people in the west of the country. Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century, and the search for survivors under the rubble is ongoing. 

Colombia declares three days of mourning after quake as search for survivors continues

Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people in the west of the country. Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century, and the search for survivors under the rubble is ongoing. 

Colombia declares three days mourning after earthquake as search for survivors continues

Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people in the west of the country. Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century, and the search for survivors under the rubble is ongoing. 

Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims

Faced with ageing population, Vietnam seeks to curb falling birthrate

Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, is facing a sharp decline in its birthrate. Once known for large families, the nation's fertility rate has fallen to just 1.9 children per woman. This figure worries the government, which for decades was obsessed with controlling population growth – for more than 40 years, a two-child policy was the norm in Vietnam. But in June 2025, that restric...

US inflation eases as food costs cool

Annual US inflation dipped to 3.4% in July, with food costs slowing and housing keeping prices slightly higher.

Zhu Rongji, former premier who changed China's economic fate passes away at 97

Which countries have the best cyber security? Albania tops the global list

Estonia's e-Governance Academy ranks Albania and Czechia as the world's most cyber-secure nations, with major attacks often forcing the top-to-bottom overhauls that push smaller, easier-to-coordinate states ahead of larger powers like Germany and the US.

Europe’s new border system is causing huge airport queues as EES wait times double

The EU’s new biometric border system is causing waits of up to two hours at major airports, with Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Munich among the hubs reporting the biggest delays.

‘I had planned to stay for life’: last villagers prepare to leave Cha Kwo Ling

Nestled within thick, verdant foliage in Cha Kwo Ling is one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements, where a handful of remaining residents are staying until a government deadline to move out for redevelopment of the area for public housing. Mrs Lam, one of the last villagers living among the juxtaposition of makeshift metal dwellings and stone houses complete with wooden window frames, said she...

One-third of global farmland accounts for about two-thirds of agriculture-linked biodiversity

A global study reveals one-third of farmland causes two-thirds of farming's environmental damage. Beef and dairy production significantly contribute to biodiversity loss and carbon storage decline. High-impact regions in South America and Asia face concentrated environmental degradation. International trade shifts these environmental impacts between exporting and importing nations. Targeted restor...

Ukraine strikes Novorossiysk, putting Russia's last Black Sea sanctuary within reach

Ukraine’s strike on Novorossiysk demonstrates Kyiv’s ability to threaten Russian military infrastructure far beyond the frontline and challenges the assumption that shifting vessels from Crimea can keep them safe.

Spain readies for rare solar eclipse, concern over heat and wildfires grows

Millions of people in Spain will have some of mainland Europe’s best views of the celestial spectacle. It will begin around sunset, when the sun, moon and Earth align.

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’

Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairsUK politics live – latest updatesRichard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply chilling attempt to silence the free press” after he sent a legal threat to the Guardian over its reporting on his financial affairs.Lawyers for Tice, the deputy leader of Re...

Egyptian student livestreams his kidnapping

Egyptian student livestreams his kidnapping

Top Iranian commander visited Iraq to discuss disarmament plan: Source

Esmail Qaani held meetings over Iraqi government's plan to disarm armed groups and bring weapons under state control.

Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic

Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic

British driver sets speed record in hydrogen-powered car

Retired RAF pilot Andy Green has set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406.320 mph (653.908 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

Little surprise Beijing doesn’t want Western advice for its economy

When a patient repeatedly refuses the same medicine, there are usually three possibilities: he does not understand the diagnosis, cannot afford the treatment, or does not trust the doctor. The same logic applies to economic prescriptions. In the case of China, the first possibility is unlikely because Beijing understands what ails its economy. The reason it is not acting as expected is probably a ...

Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake

The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police say

Germany beefs up its intelligence services as threat from 'foreign powers' rises

Germany’s government plans to give its intelligence services broader powers in response to a rising threat from powers such as Russia and extremists

Lebanese parliament passes sweeping amnesty law to reduce overcrowding in prisons

Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a general amnesty law reducing sentences for inmates and people detained for more than 12 years without charges in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding. The legislation was passed a day after Lebanon became the first Middle Eastern country to abolish the death penalty.

Paraguay opens probe into Hong Kong-born crypto exec’s death

Police in Paraguay have launched an investigation into the death of a Hong Kong-born cryptocurrency fund executive as speculation swirled over the case. Experts on Wednesday also warned of a global rise in violent extortion attempts targeting digital asset holders, a phenomenon known as “wrench attacks”. Paraguayan police are investigating the death of Harry Yeh Chun-tak, who was found dead outsid...